to rush over; to run up to
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
prayer (for something); supplication
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
Jeet Kune Do; Way of the Intercepting Fist (martial art founded by Bruce Lee)
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch